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On-orbit performance of the Hubble Space Telescope fine guidance sensorsThe observed and measured on-orbit performance of various aspects of the fine guidance sensors is presented and discussed in the light of the original requirements and predictions. The fine guidance sensors are shown to meet or exceed the original requirements concerning dynamic pointing errors, photometric repeatability, and moving-target tracking capability. Calibration accuracy has been sufficient for observations to date, and fine-lock acquisitions are approaching a 100 percent success rate. Improvements to the fine-guidance-sensor tolerance of telescope spherical aberration, the South Atlantic anomaly, and solar-panel vibrations have been made, and further improvements are expected.
Document ID
19930050630
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Eaton, David J.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Whittlesey, Richard A.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Allen, Bruce W.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Stoll, Roy
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Abramowicz-Reed, Linda
(Hughes Danbury Optical Systems, Inc. CT, United States)
Margulies, Marcel
(Perkin-Elmer Corp. Norwalk, CT, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 32
Issue: 10
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Accession Number
93A34627
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-32700
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-38494
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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